Born and raised in New Jersey and very proud of it; this fact can be seen in all of his movies. His first movie,
Clerks., was filmed in the convenience store in which Smith worked. He was only allowed to shoot at night after the store closed. This movie won the highest award at the Sundance film festival and was brought to theaters by Miramax...See full bio »
2006Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
(video documentary)
(thanks: Zak And Joey would like to thank, for givin' two dudes from Santa Ana a shot at the wheel - as Kevin)
[on Paul Thomas Anderson and
Magnolia] I'll never watch it again, but I will keep it. I'll keep it right on my desk, as a constant reminder that a bloated sense of self-importance is the most unattractive quality in a person or their work.
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Trivia:
In high school, he video taped his school's sporting events and town meetings for the local cable access station.
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Trademark:
Frequently refers to characters from his View Askewniverse movies. For example, in
Chasing Amy, Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams) tells Holden (Ben Affleck) that she slept with Shannon Hamilton. Shannon Hamilton was the character Ben Affleck played in
Mallrats. Smith also frequently references Julie Dwyer dying in the YMCA pool from
Clerks..
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